
2023 HBA Rising Stars
Congratulations to the 2023 HBA Rising Stars
Nominated by the HBA's Corporate Partners, the Rising Stars represent many different sectors of the healthcare industry. They are outstanding contributors within their companies, and, just as importantly, are advocates for equity in our industry workforce and for women around the globe.
Jennifer Jones-McMeans, PhD, Divisional VP, Global Clinical Affairs
Abbott
Katie Turner, West Regional Sales Director, Women's Health
AbbVie Inc.
Tina Beaumont, Managing Director
Accenture
Swetha Krishnan, Senior Director, Quality Systems Compliance
Alkermes
Izanne Garofalo, Director, Market Access
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Maja Janas De Angelis, Director, Toxicology
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Marie-Sharmila Blandino, Director, Value and Access
Amgen Inc.
Linda Lai, Executive Director, Supply Chain
Amgen Inc.
Cecily Peters, Learning and Development Lead
Amplity Health
Yanina Grant Huerta, Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
Atara Biotherapeutics
Lisa Amanti, Assistant General Counsel
athenahealth
Sharmeen Lalani-Fade, Global Category Lead, Online Media/Data PRO, People and Culture DE&I Ambassador, Change Agent for SWIRL
Bayer AG
Ying Zhang, Business Development and Licensing, Consumer Health
Bayer AG
Stephanie DiRusso, Director, Customer Engagement Operations
Biogen
Gry Strand Festervoll, Associate Director, Strategy and Operations
Bristol Myers Squibb
Cali Mangel, Associate Director, Engagement Strategy
Calcium USA
Nicole Breese, Executive Director, Program Management
Capsida Biotherapeutics
Jerrica Mathis, Director, Government Relations
Cardinal Health
Selamawit Gilagaber, EVP, Business Insights
CMI Media Group
Samanthia Israel, Delivery Executive, Healthcare
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Mancia Ko, VP, Medical Affairs
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Katrina Coleman, Director, Ad Tech Services
Compas
Caitlyn DeLong, Manufacturing Process Owner
CSL
Jamie Gillette, VP, Regulatory Affairs
Cullinan Oncology
Anna Hammerbacher, Senior Director, Global Regulatory Lead
Daiichi Sankyo
Akiko Zembutsu, Senior Director, Discovery Research Laboratories I, Group 1, RD Division
Daiichi Sankyo
Alexandria Younossi, Principal, Human Capital
Deloitte LLP
Nicki Toro, VP, Business Development
Doximity
Patricia Novy, VP, Medical Affairs
Dynavax
Amanda Goodwin, Executive Director, Global Regulatory Strategy, ADBH
Eisai Inc.
Amy Hargis Peltz, Associate VP, Medical Science Liaison Medical Affairs
Eli Lilly and Company
Jessica Dimoski, Senior Director, Global Quality Control
Endo International
Christine Loggins, VP, Corporate Strategy
EQRx
Nicole Ferko, VP
EVERSANA
Gina Labib, Associate General Counsel, Legal
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, USA
Karlijn Bastiaansen, Associate Director, Operations and Resource Management, Pharmacology
Genmab US, Inc.
Ruta Mockute, Associate Director, Global Medical Communications
Genmab US, Inc.
Moupali Das, Executive Director, Virology Clinical Development
Gilead Sciences
Ericka Riding, Director, Public Affairs
Gilead Sciences
Priya Hingorani, Head, Specialty, Gulf
GSK
Olga Guyette, Senior Director, Investor Relations and Treasury
Haemonetics Corporation
Axelle Magne de la Croix, Senior Director, HR
Incyte
Valacia Titus, Manager, US Product Strategy
Incyte
Shruti Sasaki, Assistant Director, Translational Medicine
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Ali Lyons, VP, Business Ethics and Deputy Chief Business Ethics Officer
Ipsen Bioscience
Sheetal Telang, VP, Americas Head, Therapeutic Strategy
IQVIA
Michelle Rovner, Director, Marketing
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Caroline Stafford, Director, Expansion Planning, EUR/INT
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Seina Lee, Group Product Strategic Engagements, Janssen
Johnson & Johnson
Shelina Ramnarine, Director, Health Equity Community Engagement, Global Community Impact
Johnson & Johnson
Jourdan Russo, Senior Director, Patient Services
Kyowa Kirin
Janice Cutinho, Director, Project Management Line Management
Labcorp
Lisa Pfefferle, PhD, VP, Laboratory Operations
Labcorp
Irene Walsh, Senior Director, Product and Education Design
LexisNexis Health Care - Elsevier
Laurette Nobile, Regional Business Director
Lundbeck
Celia Gonser, Director, Strategic Sales Partnership
Magellan Rx Management
Iman Abba, Senior Product Manager, Data Science
Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes Company
Elisha Rios, Associate Director, Biologics Technical Product Leadership
Merck & Co., Inc.
Chelsea Carlin, VP, Strategic Partnerships
Millennium Medical Education Resources Ltd.
Michele Angelaccio, Executive Director, PSS LEAP and Oncology Implementation
Novartis Corporation
Daniela Meier, Director, Head, CGT Pilot Plant
Novartis Corporation
Anastasiia Kamenska, Director, Corporate Strategy
Novartis International AG
Shawna Moore, Director, Commercial Execution
Novo Nordisk
Lina Cardenas, Account Director
Ogilvy Health
Bridget Grauwels, National Account Director, Health Plans/PBMs
Organon
Neveen Abou-Gharbia, Executive Director, Marketing
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Theresa Eckstein, Executive Director, Marketing and Sales Operations
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Mona Babury, Director, DE&I Business Partner
Pfizer Inc.
Stacie Tackett, Senior Director, Supply Chain Lead
Pfizer Inc.
Shuang Sarah Wu, VP, WRDM Scientific Planning and Operations
Pfizer Inc.
Katy Chun, VP
Prescient Healthcare Group
Nicole Horoszko, Director
PwC
Caitlin Dancy, Senior Director, US Molecular Business Development
QuidelOrtho
Jewel Jones, Practice Leader, Health Equity and Justice
Real Chemistry
Jennifer Cash, Executive National Accounts Manager, Medical Sales, Nutrition Business Unit
Reckitt
Carolyn Weintraub, Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs and Policy, North America, Health Business Unit
Reckitt
Charlotte Brown, VP, IT Risk Management and Compliance
Reverba
Shilpi Bhargav, Global Head, Development Strategy and Product Definition
Roche Genentech
Savita Nair, PhD, Associate Director, Bioassay Analytical Development
Sangamo Therapeutics
Fernanda Montes Araujo, US Regulatory Category Head, Digestive Wellness and Liver
Sanofi
Adama Sall, Head, Commercial Transformation
Sanofi
Emma Mitchell, Associate Director, Clinical Operations
Shionogi Inc.
Carol Vu, Associate Director, Market Access Immunology Payer Strategy and Marketing
Sobi Inc. (North America)
Taryn LaPointe, Senior Manager, Omnichannel Marketing and Digital
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sumitomo Pharma America Holdings, Inc.
Caitlin Purinai, Senior Director, Business HR
Syneos Health
Elisabeth Leimbacher, Head Counsel, EUCAN Portfolio and Pipeline
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Rafaella Kanbar, VP, Group Director, Experience Strategy
TBWA\WorldHealth
Redet Tefera, Senior Director, Trade Marketing and Pricing
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Constanza Cantrell, VP
The Kinetix Group
Rita Tonne, Group VP, Client Services
The Lockwood Group LLC
Nivi Nehra, VP, Corporate Communications
Travere Therapeutics
Brittany Blair, Head, Patient Strategy and Solutions, US Immunology
UCB, Inc.
Lauren Drowley, Head, Element Genomics
UCB, Inc.
Chantal Rubino, Senior Territory Sales Manager
Urovant Sciences
Jenna Harrington, VP, Commercial
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Jessica Rhodes
Lalymar Havern, Director, Specialty Health Solutions, Oncology/Fertility
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Jalpa Patel-Kar, Senior Manager, Centralized Services Business Partnerships
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Ekaterina Geltser, Senior Manager
West Monroe